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[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 300 Introduced in House (IH)]

107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 300

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President 
   should release emergency funding under the Low-Income Home Energy 
Assistance Program in view of the large number of people who lost their 
jobs due to the weak economy or as a result of the terrorist attacks of 
                          September 11, 2001.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 29, 2001

Ms. Solis (for herself, Mr. Honda, Ms. Lee, Mr. Kind, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
Spratt, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Baca, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Israel, Mrs. Emerson, 
Mr. Clay, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Watson 
   of California, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
 Langevin, Mr. Frost, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Serrano, 
  Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
 Scott, Mr. Hoeffel, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Engel, 
 Mr. Conyers, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. George Miller 
 of California, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Borski, Mr. Bonior, 
Ms. Carson of Indiana, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Pelosi, 
 Mr. Matsui, Ms. McCollum, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
Blumenauer, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mrs. Capito, Mrs. 
   Jones of Ohio, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Olver, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Doyle, Ms. 
Kaptur, and Mr. Capuano) submitted the following resolution; which was 
 referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to 
   the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                               RESOLUTION

 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President 
   should release emergency funding under the Low-Income Home Energy 
Assistance Program in view of the large number of people who lost their 
jobs due to the weak economy or as a result of the terrorist attacks of 
                          September 11, 2001.

Whereas our country is healing from the terrorists attacks on the United States 
        on September 11, 2001;
Whereas a weak economy, combined with the events of September 11, 2001, has 
        caused an enormous loss of jobs;
Whereas economists predict the continued fallout from the September 11 attacks, 
        the fear of anthrax, falling consumer confidence, and worries over 
        unemployment will slow consumer spending further and worsen the economy;
Whereas more individuals will need Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program 
        assistance in fiscal year 2002 due to the recent increase in 
        unemployment and the slowing economy;
Whereas the Federal Government has a duty to meet this temporary challenge;
Whereas the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program could directly help 
        individuals affected by the slowing economy;
Whereas the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program is a federally-funded 
        block grant program that helps ease the energy cost burden of low-income 
        households;
Whereas Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program emergency funds have been used 
        in the past to assist those in crisis circumstances, and the September 
        11, 2001, attacks created crises for households throughout the country; 
        and
Whereas the President currently has at his disposal emergency Low-Income Home 
        Energy Assistance Program funds that could assist those who are without 
        jobs and are in extreme economic distress as a result of the events of 
        September 11, 2001, pay their energy bills: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that 
the President should use his authority under section 2602(e) of the 
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621(e)) to 
release emergency funds immediately to States to ease the additional 
financial burden that job loss and depressed consumer confidence have 
placed on low-income families.
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